In early November, Jaffrey Public Library, 38 Main St., will host two New Hampshire experts to aid in understanding current events and make sense of the latest headlines.
On Monday, Nov. 6 at noon, the library will host state climatologist Mary Stampone on Zoom for “Connecting the Dots: Climate Change and Extreme Weather.” Participants will learn more about the connection between climate and weather and how human-caused climate change is making some weather events more extreme.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link by calling 603-532-7301. Stampone discussed weather changes and the impact on local ski and maple sugar industries in a Zoom talk for the library last year. This year’s talk will include time for questions and answers about the impact of the extreme weather experienced this year.
On Nov. 8 at 6 p.m, in-person at the library, professor Frank Cohen of Franklin Pierce University returns for a program to help us people understand the latest news from Israel in the program “The Hamas-Israel War: What if Hamas Wins?” Cohen will explain how history, political science and economics can help people make inferences and think hypothetically about a Hamas victory.
Cohen presented at the library in 2022 on the war in Ukriane. He is associate professor of political science at Franklin Pierce University and has been on the faculty since 1998. He teaches classes in U.S. government, comparative politics, international relations, political philosophy, constitutional law and social science research methodology.
To register for these programs, call the library at 603-532-7301 or visit the library’s event calendar at jaffreypubliclibrary.org.